Path of light

Chapter 50 51. Battle of Port 2

The alarm bell in Castletown Harbor rang at this time, and the rich sound spread far away...

The Seawolf has pulled up its anchor,

The crew cut the cables,

As long as you adjust the direction of the channel to the sea on the dock, and then raise the sail, you can catch the north wind and rush out of the bay.

However, before high tide, the lanes in the deep-water port are not very deep, and these crew members are not familiar with the lanes.

Small fishing boats can still pass, but large boats are likely to be stranded in the mudflats, especially on such a dark night.

‘dang dang dang’

The bell before setting out to sea was heard on the Sea Wolf.

The sailors had only hoisted the mainmast sail less than halfway.

Several air-piercing sharp arrows hit the ship one after another from all sides. The tails of the sharp arrows shot out from the darkness had a rope. The giant arrows penetrated deeply into the side of the ship, and then there were heavy objects. The sound of falling water came.

Under the cover of darkness, more than a dozen fishing boats surrounded the Sea Wolf, shooting harpoons with ropes from all angles, locking the Sea Wolf firmly in place.

The sound of those heavy objects falling into the water was the sound of heavy stones tied to ropes and thrown into the sea.

While this group of elven guards were lurking around the Sea Wolf, waiting for reinforcements, they also secretly recruited nearly twenty fishing boats from the dock to surround the Sea Wolf.

It is to prevent the Sea Wolf from leaving the port, and plans to use the harpoons and ropes on the fishing boats to restrain the Sea Wolf...

The main sail on the Sea Wolf gradually swelled up, and the cracking sound of the mast was heard. More than forty oars were swinging at full strength, but the ship could only move forward at a slow speed.

The crew members on the ship rushed to the side of the ship and saw the harpoons and ropes tied to the outside of the hull. They immediately tied slings to their bodies and hung down from the deck one after another, risking their lives to cut off the hooks.

There was also a group of elves who carried three spearguns to the dock. After the bases of these spearguns were simply fixed with stones, they fired several hooks in succession.

Almost all of these hooks hit the stern of the Seawolf's hull.

The elves tied these ropes to the stone pilings on the dock.

Immediately another shower of arrows flew out from the side of the ship.

Several elves were shot and injured immediately, and the remaining elves dragged the injured out of the range of the short bow.

At this time, Captain Simpson quietly boarded the ship on the left side of the Sea Wolf with fifty elf guards.

After persuading the captain to reason... still to no avail, the two elf guards put their swords on the captain's neck, and finally took temporary control of the ship.

A group of crewmen took off the tarpaulin covering the harpoon on the bow of the ship, quickly replaced it with the largest harpoon, and fired at the side of the Sea Wolf...

One and a half meters long and thicker than a thumb, the harpoon was covered with wolf fangs and barbed harpoons, which were firmly nailed to the hull of the Sea Wolf.

This ship actually has a winch specially prepared for whaling. The rope soaked in tung oil cannot be easily cut even by an ordinary long knife.

Three consecutive ropes were all nailed to the side of the ship near the collision angle of the ship's bow. Captain Simpson asked twenty crew members to work together to push the winch and stir the three ropes, forcing the ship, which was firmly docked at the dock, to pull the Sea Wolf tightly. live.

This sea-going ship was more than half the size of the Sea Wolf. When the winch was pushed, the Sea Wolf barely moved at all.

However, the hull of the seagoing ship tilted severely. Although there were ropes on the dock and anchors sunk in the mud to stabilize the hull, the entire ship was still being pulled by the winch and gradually moved closer to the Sea Wolf.

Captain Simpson stood beside the side of the ship, holding a small buckler in his hand to block an arrow flying from the opposite side.

The leather trousers on his thighs had two bloody holes punched out by hidden arrows, but the wounds were not deep at all.

Almost all of the elf guards around him had some arrow wounds...

Everyone was staring closely at the Sea Wolf, which was getting closer and closer, and ignored the serious tilt of the ship. They were just waiting for the moment when the sides of the two ships came together... to jump off the ship.

…

The elf guards on the dock and a group of strong elves gathered at the port rushed to a ship on the right side of the Sea Wolf.

In contrast, the captain of this seagoing ship has a clear head.

Seeing the elf guards boarding the ship, they directly lifted off the tarpaulin covering the harpoon on the ship, and actively asked the crew to shoot five harpoons into the stern of the Sea Wolf.

As a result, together with the dozens of hooks thrown out, the hull of the Sea Wolf was almost covered with ropes.

The Seawolf's mainsail was almost completely bulged.

The main mast was even pulled loudly, but the ship's hull still stopped at the edge of the pier.

There is no way to even enter the port lane...

What frightened all the Sea Wolf crew members even more was that the two sea-going ships nearby were getting closer and closer under the drag of the hook ropes.

Once three ships collide, a ship-jumping battle ensues.

…

Roy followed Princess Ophelia and stood on the port pier with a group of young nobles.

These nobles were not allowed to participate in the boarding battle. Some people became impatient when they saw that the battle situation here was not very optimistic. Some secretly sent their followers out and asked them to rush back to the upper city to invite reinforcements.

Roy and Claire stood together, and he followed the group of young elves to watch the battle on the dock.

Captain Simpson's team of elf guards and elf patrols have never been able to gain any advantage from the beginning to the present. On the contrary, the Sea Wolf almost left the port.

The current situation is not too optimistic. The elf warriors need to jump on the Sea Wolf to fight...

Obviously the number of elf guards is not dominant.

Roy watched the battle on the ship, and for the first time, he felt a strong sense of powerlessness while being filled with passion.

Thinking that he could not help and Jasper was still imprisoned in the bottom cabin of the Seawolf, he was a little worried about Jasper...

Although a large group of elven guards were found, they were not able to capture the Sea Wolf in one go as expected.

He stood in the crowd, staring at the three ships. His body was tense uncontrollably, and he could only clench his fists tightly.

"Do you feel... a strong sense of powerlessness regarding this battle on the pier?"

Princess Ophelia suddenly turned her head and asked Roy behind her.

Roy was not prepared at all and was stunned by Princess Ophelia's question.

Then he nodded somewhat blankly.

Princess Ophelia glanced at him and said casually:

"Don't be discouraged, you need to keep learning, and then you can work hard to become the warrior you dream of..."

Roy's heart suddenly moved slightly, and then he couldn't help but think, is he going to become a battle priest?

…

Roy didn't pay attention...

Turning around, I saw Claire squatting on the ground with a group of young elves, selecting weapons.

I don’t know which elf noble actually obtained so many sophisticated weapons.

Among these weapons, in addition to swords and shields, there are also spears and sledgehammers...

There are also young elves wearing light armor.

Claire bent down and picked up a short, well-made spear.

Roy touched a longbow from behind and whispered to Claire:

"Claire, how are your archery skills?"

"It's okay!" Claire replied.

Roy casually put the longbow into Claire's hand, and picked up a quiver and threw it to him again.

Taking the short spear in Claire's hand, Roy also wanted to pick out a light shield, but all the square shields had been taken away. He only got a small cast iron round shield, which didn't look big, but It feels very weighty when put on the arm.

Claire asked with some confusion: "Have you also learned to use a war spear?"

Roy is getting familiar with this short spear, which is about 180 centimeters in length. It moves very flexibly and has a very sharp edge.

"No, I chose it because its length is just right. The sailors on the ship are basically equipped with scimitars. This one is longer than the scimitar..."

Claire adjusted the bowstring of the longbow in her hand, hung the quiver on her waist with some reluctance, and asked doubtfully:

"Then why did you give me a set of bows and arrows?"

Roy put his arm around Claire's shoulders and whispered to him:

"When we get off the ship to fight, I need you to cover me with your bow and arrow from behind. Claire, can I trust you?"

"Of course!" Claire assured, patting her chest.

Then, the two stretched out their right hands and held each other tightly.

…

Miss Belle Claire stood in the crowd. When she saw her brother picking weapons and preparing to join the war, she was also shocked by his risky behavior.

Thinking about what kind of reasons can persuade him to give up this idea without hurting his little courage and self-confidence.

Unexpectedly, his friend actually took away the short flying spear and gave him a long bow and a quiver in his backhand.

This made Miss Belle Claire feel relieved again.

As an archer, at least Claire doesn't have to fight those sailors in close combat...

…

The young elves around have already taken up arms, and everyone has recovered from the shock when they first arrived at the port.

Seeing the elf guards and elf patrols rushing onto the ships on both sides, these young elves also took the initiative to pick up the weapons on the ground and ran towards the ship of Captain Simpson.

The young elves rushing at the front were Wolfe Gorkos and Wilson Griffiths.

Just now at the ball, the two had some trouble because they wanted to dance the first dance with Princess Ophelia, and now the two began to compete secretly again.

Roy and Claire didn't rush ahead.

At this time, Roy did not conceal his identity as a trainee priest of the Temple of Liberty. He stood in front of Claire and began to recite a prayer. As a divine pattern filled with holy light appeared in front of him, the prayer ended and the god The pattern condensed into a pale golden fist and merged into Claire's body from the top of his head.

Roy then blessed himself with the 'Blessing of Strength'.

"Are you actually a priest of the Temple of Liberty?"

Princess Ophelia standing aside said a little surprised.

Roy turned around respectfully and replied:

"He's just a trainee priest. My companion trapped on the ship is also a trainee priest. He was originally invited by them to purify the resentful spirits on the ship..."

In fact, Roy also wanted to bless other young elves with the 'blessing of strength'.

After becoming a second-level trainee priest, he can perform this magical spell four times in a row.

But it seems that no young elf has the patience to stay and wait...